A Mustang fled the scene after hitting a 23-year-old motorcyclist in Deerfield… (Courtesy Mike Jachles,…)

December 16, 2013|By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel

DEERFIELD BEACH — Witnesses threw rocks and another beat on the window of a fleeing Mustang after it hit and injured a motorcyclist Monday afternoon, authorities say.

Deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office caught up with the driver a few blocks west of the crash scene, and he was arrested. His identity was not immediately released.

The motorcyclist, a 23-year-old Deerfield Beach man, was taken to Broward Health North with injuries that were not life-threatening, said Mike Jachles, a spokesman for Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue.

Calls reporting the hit-and-run near Hillsboro Boulevard and Northwest Second Avenue came in about 1:43 p.m., Jachles said.

"Some witnesses to the crash saw the suspect vehicle flee and began throwing rocks," Jachles said. "Another eyewitness tried to stop the suspect vehicle by beating on the window and trying to break the window."

The driver's getaway didn't last long though, Jachles said.

"He apparently ducked into a neighborhood to try to avoid deputies," Jachles said. "Then, when he was emerging and attempting to get back to Hillsboro Boulevard, he was apprehended."